The past few weeks have been filled with remarkable enthusiasm, achievement, and vibrant school spirit across Waiheke High School. I am thrilled to be able to celebrate the outstanding efforts of so many students in this week’s newsletter. Alongside the general dedication that we regularly see fro...

I am delighted to begin this pānui by celebrating the incredible progress we are making together at Waiheke High School. Our recent data reveals that our collective efforts to prioritize learning and excellence are yielding real results for our students. Most notably, during term 2 we have seen a s...

It is easy to focus on the large, flashier projects that often dominate school wish lists, but true success in education is built on the foundations we don't always notice. Over the term break, we reached several milestones in our ongoing infrastructure upgrades - projects that might not be glamorou...

School lunches are available every school day through Ezlunch, order online and they will be delivered to the school.

Unfortunately, the “education investment” designed to “provide services to meet the needs of students” is not real - we are projected to have inflation exceed our budget increases yet again in 2026; further reducing our funding in real terms. Simply put: funding for New Zealand schools is go...

I want to take the opportunity to show that, overwhelmingly, teachers in New Zealand are hard working, professional and highly skilled, and that parents should be confident that all across New Zealand - Waiheke included - our teachers are overwhelmingly doing great work, and our students are overwhe...